While out trick-or-treating for Halloween,at first Billy's neighbours had to remind him to say "trick or treat" before they dropped their treats into his bag.As he continued to visit houses in the neighbourhood,soon Billy would say "trick or treat" as soon as the neighbours answered the door.Which operant conditioning term is used to describe the cue provided by the neighbours answering the door

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A discriminative stimulus is a cue that signals the availability of a particular consequence or reinforcement, in this case, the treat. The neighbours answering the door serves as a discriminative stimulus for Billy to say "trick or treat" in order to receive the reinforcement of a treat. The other options are not appropriate as the neighbours answering the door is not a conditioned stimulus, reward or reinforcer.

While Out Trick-Or-Treating for Halloween,at First Billy's Neighbours Had to Remind